ANDERSON — West Valley track is flying high and off to a top-notch start.

The Eagles defeated both Anderson and Central Valley in a double dual meet in Anderson on a windy, wet Wednesday afternoon.

CV's Kawan Gaidowsky stole the show individually, posting the second-best 100-meter time in Northern Section history at 10.56 seconds — behind only Westwood's Reggie Stewart's 10.4 in 1984 — and won the 200 at 23.73.

This comes a week after West Valley's 4x800 girls relay team finished fifth at the Stanford Invitational, breaking the school record.

Still, after an early season plagued with wet weather, coach Scott Fairley said he and his team are just happy to be out on the track again.

"It's just a good chance to get out and dust the spikes off," he said.

Fairley said he was impressed with Marleigh Ostrom, who leapt 4 feet, 10 inches in the high jump but was defeated by Anderson's Courtney Jones, who hit 5 feet.

"I think the coaches are just as excited as the kids," Anderson coach Jake Golenor said. "I wish it was better conditions today."

One of the victorious Eagles was Justin Hale, who narrowly won the 800-meter run at 2 minutes, 17.01 seconds, beating Austin Murch of CV, who finished at 2:17.89. Hale, like the other competitors, was just thankful to get back on the track after frustrating weather and endless cancellations.

"It feels awesome; it's a blessing that we even just run track," Hale said. "I love it."

Hale said despite the prowess of West Valley, even at places like Stanford, he revels in close-to-home matchups like Wednesday's.

"I love the local meets; they're just personal and show who has heart and who doesn't," he said.

All in all, West Valley boasted the best individual mark in 20 events and won the 4x400 meter relay in both boys and girls, while CV won the boys 4x100 at 46.13.

The Eagles' Ryan Stockton showed perhaps the greatest exertion of the day, getting sick shortly after winning the 3,200-meter run in 10:45.95.